This Is What Donald Trump's Words Look Like On, Near, & Next To Women's Bodies — PHOTOS

Donald Trump's dismissal of his past lewd comments is, to me, the most offensive part. Because really, is there anything more frustrating, more in-your-bones infuriating, more grit-your-teeth-and-slowly-close-your-eyes maddening, than being told that "I just start kissing ... I don't even wait" and "Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything" are "just words"? During Sunday night's debate, Trump apologized for the so-called "locker room" banter he exchanged with Access Hollywood host Billy Bush back in 2005, but went on to flippantly shrug off that conversation, despite the fact that in it, he had tacitly condoned and admitted to sexual assault.

Trump's words — both those caught on tape and those diminishing what was said on that tape — are shining beacons of male privilege and rape culture. When you say you can just go up to a woman and grab her by the genitals, that matters. It matters to women who have to deal with such advances from now-emboldened people, it matters to parents who have to explain bodily autonomy to their children, and it matters to victims of sexual assault. Because words matter. Trump may not realize that, but we do.